Libby Nelson Coaching

09/10/2022

I've been a coach for ten years now and for the last 3 ½, the bulk of my practice has been in a corporate contract supporting new parents returning to work following maternity leave. It is work I love and feel SO passionately about! When working women feel supported, they thrive -- they rise to positions of leadership, change workplace culture for the better and pave the way for those who come after them! Everyone wins.
Do YOU know a working mom who could use some more support? Our team at 3Be Coaching has an exciting new offering for working moms (with kids of all ages!) who want to feel like their best selves at work AND at home. Join us for a curiosity session to learn what it's all about! You can find more info at www.3BeCoaching.com or message me for more details!

12/31/2019

Hi friends! Every year, I put together a list of reflection questions as a little gift to my clients - prompts to look back on the past year and to provide some focus for thinking about the year ahead. There's not a great way to share the document on Facebook, but if you are planning your own end-of-the-year reflection and intention-setting for the next few days, I'd love to share it with you. Comment here or send me a PM with your email address and I'll send it your way with love!

10/31/2019

Hello lovelies! I’m taking a bit of a social media hiatus to focus on some projects that I have been putting on the back burner. I would hate to miss any messages from you here. If you would like to get in touch with me about coaching or anything else, please reach out via email at libby@libbynelsoncoaching.com or message me through my website at www.libbynelsoncoaching.com.

I’ll be back on November 20! Until then, wishing you well and sending big, big love your way. ❤️

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10/24/2019

Here's a beautiful example of what it looks like to show up and hold space for another person.

The single best antidote we have to shame is to honestly share with someone else who has earned the right to hear our story -- someone who can meet us in a place of empathy and nonjudgment.

10/23/2019

People are usually doing the best the can but they don't have the words to tell us that. Their behavior shows up as self-centeredness, isolation, lack of communication (or in the world of teenagers, monosyllabic replies - ask me how I know). If you're a communicator like me, the temptation is to tell them how unhappy you are about how and who they are being. How their behavior affects you. How they could do it differently. And sadly, all of that "helpful" commentary stands to reinforce the message that they aren't enough, can't get it right, aren't cutting it.

The most controversial thing I teach in my work as a Daring Way™ Facilitator (based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown) is that People Are Doing the Best They Can. Maybe not the best they've ever done or could ever do, but the best they can do RIGHT NOW. The best they can do based on their history and their story and their mental health and energy level and their fear and their current challenges.

It's a tough pill to swallow, right? Especially as someone who loves them. Because if this, right now, is the BEST that person can do, it tosses the ball right back into our court. We have to ask ourselves, is this enough for me? Can I live with it? It might not be enough if I have to live with it forever, but can I live with it TODAY? Sometimes the answer is no - especially in cases of abuse or addiction or the still small voice that says it isn't. That's terrifying, of course, because it means we have to take action for ourselves instead of trying to fix the other person. Sometimes that means creating some emotional or physical distance between them and us. Fixing, or holding out hope that they will fix themselves, feels SOOOO much easier than that.

And, if we we CAN live with their best today - even if it makes us feel sad or afraid or angry or disappointed, how can we care for ourselves so well that we are more resilient to the highs and lows of other people? How can we offer them the grace and space to find their own answers? That's the real work right there - the work I keep coming back to over and over again in my own life. It's hard as hell, but the most liberating work there is.

**If you feel that someone you love is in an urgent mental health crisis and their life is at risk, all bets are off. Call 911, or reach out to your nearest mental health crisis center.

10/10/2019

Brené Brown shares just what I needed to read today. Now and always, love in all its forms (including social justice and equality) is still the answer.

I’ve been offline and in struggle since the shootings in El Paso and Dayton. At first I thought it was a combination of physical and spiritual exhaustion, or maybe low grade cultural despair with a side of burnout. I tried to combat the strange sense of emptiness with more work and more grind.

10/02/2019

I've had a few people reach out to me recently asking if I'm still coaching...maybe because I haven't posted about it on Facebook too often in the last year. The answer is YES! I'm coaching more than ever. A big piece of my work in the 2019 has been through a corporate contract -- coaching new moms in their first year back to work after maternity leave. It's a gift to get to revisit the beauty and brutality of early parenting and to support these amazing women in the middle of such a major life transition.

The thing I'm most passionate about as a coach is holding a judgment-free space for people to show up as is. My only agenda is the one my clients want for themselves - clarity or peace or disrupting old patterns or sometimes just figuring out who they are now, after the dust of life's struggles has settled a bit. Sometimes they have no idea where they're headed and sometimes their goals are clear and they need accountability and a cheerleader. Either way, I try to hold a big, loving, curious and fiercely supportive space for them to create a more fulfilling, brave and meaningful life.

If you know someone who is curious about coaching, please reach out, or invite them to! Our initial "are we a fit?" conversations are complimentary and if I think someone/something else would be a better fit, you can trust me to say so. With love and gratitude,

05/06/2019

Many thanks to Sara Bliss for asking me to contribute to this article for Forbes. Read below for some great options for career changers!

Career experts share 5 amazing jobs for mid-career switches. If you want to make a career switch, check out these 5 growing and well-paying job options.

04/23/2019

With one of the most viewed TED talks of all time, research professor and best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown challenges you to show up, step into the arena ...

04/23/2019

My favorite authenticity role model Brené Brown has a brand-new special that just dropped on Netflix. It’s getting rave reviews and it is SO thrilling to see this groundbreaking and important work being shared with the masses. Brené’s work transformed my life (and is one of the main reasons I became a coach) when I first read I Thought It Was Just Me ten years ago.

Message me if you are interested in learning more about doing this work one-on-one or in a group!

With one of the most viewed TED talks of all time, research professor and best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown challenges you to show up, step into the arena ...

12/05/2018

Super excited to share that this inspiring book was released yesterday by reinvention expert Sara Bliss. I was honored to be interviewed in a section on imposter syndrome - something I hear about every single day with my clients, at every level of the career ladder. If you dream of doing your work life differently, you have got to get this book.

09/05/2017

Libby Nelson Coaching has a new home online! It's a brand-new website full of loads of details about coaching with me, from packages to pricing. It shares my story and credentials - professional and professional - and answers every question about coaching I could think of. I'm so proud of it and in awe of the team that helped me make it a reality.

I'd be so grateful if you would take a look when you have some time and share it if you feel moved to!

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09/02/2017

12/28/2016

Happy end-of-year, dear ones! It's been a doozy for so many of us, but beautiful for others -- like my friends who welcomed long-awaited babies or found love or found themselves, after a long, long wait. I believe it's important to look back before we look ahead - to celebrate, to reflect and make space. Here's a tool that I made for my clients to take stock of the last year and to make room for what's to come. I share it with you as a little love offering, in gratitude for all of the ways you have shown me love and support over the last year. I had to share it as a jpeg, so feel free to print it out, find a comfy spot, pour your favorite beverage and claim a few moments for yourself in these last hours of 2016. xoxox